BankNewport Names Branch Manager

Mary Beth Manuel

NEWPORT, R.I. (April 14, 2008) - BankNewport President and CEO, Thomas W. Kelly, recently announced the appointment of Mary Beth Manuel to branch manager of the Bank’s Stone Bridge office in Tiverton. She began her career at BankNewport in 1996 and has held various positions, most recently serving as branch operations manager of the Bank’s Middletown office. Mary Beth will be responsible for branch operations, business development and staff development. Mary Beth earned a Bachelor of Science in business management from Roger Williams University in Bristol. She holds a Rhode Island Insurance Producers License and is a member of the Newport County Chamber of Commerce. Mary Beth, her husband Arthur and their two children make their home in Bristol, Rhode Island. BankNewport, founded in 1819 and currently holding $1 billion in assets, is an FDIC-insured savings bank and is a subsidiary of the Mutual Holding Company, OceanPoint Financial Partners, MHC. Along with its other OceanPoint Financial Partners - OceanPoint Insurance Agency, Inc., Smith Mack & Associates, Meredith & Clarke, and Narragansett Underwriting Group – BankNewport is proud to serve the financial needs of customers from banking and insurance offices located throughout southeastern New England.